Meaning & readings
run
On’yomi ソウ
Kun’yomi はし.る
Nanori はしり
Origin
This character combines the idea of movement with earth or ground. The bottom component suggests legs or the act of moving quickly, while the top element relates to the ground or physical space. Together, these parts create an image of someone moving their legs rapidly across the earth—which is the essence of running. The visual structure captures both the physical action and the setting where it happens.
Components
- 土
- 龰
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 7
- Kangxi radical
- 156
- Formation type
- Compound ideographic (combined meanings)
- Grade
- Grade 2 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #626 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 3
- Unicode
- U+08D70